1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Contracts in England

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
UK > England

The median 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst daily rate in England is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 528 653 770
Rank change year-on-year +125 +117 -151
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst 8 7 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.021% 0.014% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.015% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 14
10th Percentile £146 £172 £132
25th Percentile £168 £176 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £180 £165
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +9.09% +3.13%
75th Percentile - £181 £188
90th Percentile £219 £183 £278
UK median daily rate £200 £180 £165
% change year-on-year +11.11% +9.09% +3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £13.18 -
25th Percentile - £13.96 £17.75
Median hourly rate - £15.49 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year - -16.27% -2.63%
75th Percentile - £16.12 £19.25
90th Percentile - £16.35 -
UK median hourly rate - £15.49 £18.50
% change year-on-year - -16.27% -2.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,509 48,061 68,243
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.57% 95.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,973 34,073 48,458
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £643 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,410 1,449 1,922
10th Percentile £12.91 £14.35 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +100.00% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.49
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.00 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +1.41%

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in England

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +41 4 £195 -
West Midlands +35 4 £195 -
London +101 2 £191 +6.25%
North of England +40 1 £200 -
North West +19 1 £200 -
South West +18 1 - -
1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
UK

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring 1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 5 (62.50%) Windows 10
2 5 (62.50%) Customer Service
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (37.50%) DNS
4 3 (37.50%) DHCP
5 2 (25.00%) VMware
5 2 (25.00%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (25.00%) TCP/IP
5 2 (25.00%) VPN
5 2 (25.00%) Terminal Services
5 2 (25.00%) Firewall
6 1 (12.50%) ITSM
6 1 (12.50%) ITIL
6 1 (12.50%) Citrix
6 1 (12.50%) Apple
6 1 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
6 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
6 1 (12.50%) Software Asset Management
6 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills

1st/2nd Line Service Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) DHCP
1 3 (37.50%) DNS
2 2 (25.00%) Firewall
2 2 (25.00%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (25.00%) VPN
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
1 5 (62.50%) Windows 10
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Customer Service
2 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL
2 1 (12.50%) ITSM
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (12.50%) Security Hardening
2 1 (12.50%) Software Asset Management
System Software
1 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (25.00%) Terminal Services
2 2 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) VMware
3 1 (12.50%) Apple
3 1 (12.50%) Citrix
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow